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Parashah of the week: Shemini

“Any animal that has a cloven hoof that is completely split into double hooves and which brings up its cud that one you may eat” Leviticus 11:4

April 4, 2024 09:58
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In this week’s parashah we read about the criteria for what makes a mammal kosher, namely having both split hooves and chewing the cud.

There are three types of mitzvot in the Torah — edot, mishpatim and chukim.

Edot are laws which bear witness or testament to a particular event or occasion, for example the laws of Shabbat, Pesach, tefillin, brit milah and more.

Mishpatim are mitzvot which are statutory in general society — civil laws which many societies enact, such as business ethics, laws against causing harm or loss of life, laws against cheating and stealing.